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Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken Breasts

Chicken seems to be one of our go-to dishes for dinner. Over and over we eat chicken. But it gets old fast, especially since it seems pretty easy to mess up! This lemon garlic chicken is light and flavorful, but it only takes a few minutes to set up in your slow cooker. It’s easy to cook a lot of chicken and save some it for later, I love to shred the meat to use in other recipes.

Could You Use Other Spices?

Yes! The real trick here is the foil balls. Use the foil balls and chicken breasts with the skin on and bone in, and you can use any spices or marinades you would like.

Does This Work For Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts Also?

Sadly, it doesn’t. I’m still figuring out a foolproof method for cooking boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the slow cooker and not just making shredded chicken.

About That Skin…

When cooking chicken this way, the skin is there to keep it from drying out. It won’t get brown and crispy like in the oven. I actually remove it from the chicken before serving, it looks kind of gross.

Why the Foil?

Putting chicken in the slow cooker is a tricky thing. It’s a battle between drying it out and effectively boiling your chicken. Neither taste very good, and the texture will end up strange if you do it wrong. Whole chicken and chicken breasts do best in the slow cooker when they’re elevated, just like a rack. They don’t really make racks for in the slow cooker, but putting balls of foil in there for the chicken to rest on works just as well.

Fresh vs Dried Rosemary

If you have fresh rosemary available, definitely use that instead! It’s been out of season in my area for a while and I haven’t been able to locate it in any local stores either. I would use 1-2 sprigs in the bottom of the crock pot and 1 on top as well.

These juicy and flavorful chicken breasts are super easy to make in your slow cooker.

Course: dinner, Main Course, supper, weeknight dinner

Cuisine: American, slow cooker

Servings: 6people

Calories: 85kcal

Ingredients

3Chicken Breastsskin on, bone in

2Lemons

1headGarlic

Salt

Pepper

2tbspRosemary

Instructions

Start with your chicken breasts. Mine were very large, so I cut them in half, this helped cook them more evenly.

Cut the lemons into halves, use 1 half to create slices. Cut garlic head into half. Crinkle foil up into balls about 2 inches in diameter, you'll need about 4. Spread the lemon, garlic and foil out in the bottom of your crock pot. Add about 1 tbsp of the rosemary as well.

Place the chicken breasts on top of the "rack" created by the foil and lemons. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, lemon slices. Cook on high heat for 4 hours, until the chicken has reach 165°.

Recipe Notes

Because this is cooking at home and not in a factory, there might be some variation between how I prepare this recipe and what you create at home. As such, all nutritional information are estimates and may vary. If you like this recipe or find it useful, you can rate it by clicking on the stars above. A 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated!